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(EU? Norway?) NES Classic Mini reaching EOL - production ceasing
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That thing is a piece of shit.
Diablohead
Member
There has been megadrive minis for years but they are terrible and very cheap in build quality, also terrible sound emulation and some games flat out do not work on the thing.
I guess a 'real' megadrive mini would need to be similar to the NES mini, a powerful for it's requirement cpu, a hdmi port and quality build plastics.
Benjamin1981
Member
Nintendo so desperately wants to be the Disney of videogames they even copy their dvd/blu ray moratorium strategy.
I would die laughing if Nintendo copied their vault commercials for game releases.
DarkestHour
Banned
That's disappointing after Reggie just promised it'd be widely available.
MrCunningham
Member
As others have pointed out in this thread, it would not be surprising if Nintendo may have changed their minds after they realized that these machines were being hacked with ROM's.
It is possible that they could be stalling production from their factory in Germany to make room for a new version, or even get working on an SNES Mini with a less constrained supply.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
This only works if you eventually (read: quickly) satiate demand. Consumers don't put up with perpetual teasing, they eventually just buy something else.
The sad part of all this is that, knowing Nintendo, this is probably true. Because with them it's not about logic, especially with hardware.
I'm glad I at least got one of these a while back (I was lucky enough to preorder on target.com that one morning in August when they were available for like 15 minutes), but am *still* nearly 3 months later trying to buy another unit so I can have two real, new actual NES controllers for it.
Because of course, typical Nintendo, they can't even make enough controllers so the only way to get one is to buy a second unit.
I love my Wii U, am pumped for the Switch, but my goodness can Nintendo be infuriating.
I'm glad I at least got one of these a while back (I was lucky enough to preorder on target.com that one morning in August when they were available for like 15 minutes), but am *still* nearly 3 months later trying to buy another unit so I can have two real, new actual NES controllers for it.
Because of course, typical Nintendo, they can't even make enough controllers so the only way to get one is to buy a second unit.
I love my Wii U, am pumped for the Switch, but my goodness can Nintendo be infuriating.
One thing no one is considering here.
NES Classic could be brought back later pretty easily. Every holiday or every other holiday, release a new version of the thing in limited quantities through the holidays for easy money and spotlight on their products.
This literally could be a perennial holiday tradition in the making.
NES Classic could be brought back later pretty easily. Every holiday or every other holiday, release a new version of the thing in limited quantities through the holidays for easy money and spotlight on their products.
This literally could be a perennial holiday tradition in the making.
Harlock
Member
This awful clones don't count. Just copy what Nintendo did and put 30 Genesis games. Even my grandma was talking this other day.
That this thing has been completely hacked and people were adding more to it, it doesn't surprise me at all that Nintendo might have changed their mind and decided to just pull the device. Or phase out the current version in favor of a new model with stronger security. Especially if they're still planning on selling titles via the eShop on the Switch. Want to blame someone then blame the hackers that likely caused this to happen.
Also wouldn't Nintendo at some point be liable if they didn't take any action and allowed it be a platform for other roms to be played on they didn't have a license for while still collecting money for the sale of each unit? It's not like they could push out updates to combat this like they do the home and portable consoles.
Also wouldn't Nintendo at some point be liable if they didn't take any action and allowed it be a platform for other roms to be played on they didn't have a license for while still collecting money for the sale of each unit? It's not like they could push out updates to combat this like they do the home and portable consoles.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Yay hopefully I'll be able to trade mine for a Switch.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
SystemUser
Member
Seems like a rumor based on a misunderstanding or this is only for the Nordic countries.
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170201_2e.pdf
Ceasing production is not increasing production. There is no way Nintendo's share holders would stand for them killing a product with an insanely high profit margin while said product is flying off shelves.
NintendoPage9 said:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170201_2e.pdf
Ceasing production is not increasing production. There is no way Nintendo's share holders would stand for them killing a product with an insanely high profit margin while said product is flying off shelves.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I've never even seen one on the shelf.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
That would be literally the dumbest reason to EOL this thing. There are 858950684839 other devices out there that can run NES, SNES, etc. emulators.
So you're right it probably was exactly Nintendo's reason.
Nice.
Forsythia
Member
Would have easily bought one as an impulse buy, but haven't even seen one in the stores. Now I want a Switch, but that has been sold out already. Fuck you Nintendo. At least with the Switch I'm positive I can get one a few months after release.
Why do they keep doing this shit. I want to give you money Nintendo, not the scalpers!
Why do they keep doing this shit. I want to give you money Nintendo, not the scalpers!
What the fuck is inside these things that they are still so hard to make? Unicorn tears? A dragon heart? The left big toe of a Sasquatch?
I still can't find one and have yet to ever even see one.
I swear, this company has no business making hardware anymore. They have no idea what they are doing.
I still can't find one and have yet to ever even see one.
I swear, this company has no business making hardware anymore. They have no idea what they are doing.
The only people that the NES Classic is printing money for are the scalpers.
It sucks that Nintendo isn't producing enough NES Classics for the people who want one. I got lucky and was able to snag one after months of looking, but I'd love to get a second controller and to give as gifts if Nintendo wasn't ultra-conservative with a product that there's clearly a demand for.
What's happened is exactly what I expected. Nintendo putting out a niche product to have something out there generating buzz until the Switch was ready. Now we're less than 3 weeks away from the Switch launch, so all the focus will be on that.
I don't believe that Nintendo would waste their time in trying to produce a more secure NES Classic when you can play NES games on a million other devices. Hacking just makes the NES Classic hardware more desirable to people and to scalpers who are now selling hacked systems at 3x the price or more.
What I really want is a second controller, so I'll wait to get one at retail.
It sucks that Nintendo isn't producing enough NES Classics for the people who want one. I got lucky and was able to snag one after months of looking, but I'd love to get a second controller and to give as gifts if Nintendo wasn't ultra-conservative with a product that there's clearly a demand for.
What's happened is exactly what I expected. Nintendo putting out a niche product to have something out there generating buzz until the Switch was ready. Now we're less than 3 weeks away from the Switch launch, so all the focus will be on that.
I don't believe that Nintendo would waste their time in trying to produce a more secure NES Classic when you can play NES games on a million other devices. Hacking just makes the NES Classic hardware more desirable to people and to scalpers who are now selling hacked systems at 3x the price or more.
What I really want is a second controller, so I'll wait to get one at retail.
Mechanized
Member
This is so stupid that I have no choice but to believe it is real.
This is foolish but knowing their strategy is sell when its hot and stop after a certain time frame to keep that thirst for demand up like Disney someone stated. I always knew this was a novelty item and sooner or later Nintendo was going to pull the plug on it. The hacking probably sped up the pulling the plug as Nintendo doesn't get a penny for hackers adding more games to it. I'm guessing we'll get a SNES revision sometime soon too now.
Muppet of a Man
Member
Now that NES mini is hacked, and you can swap in any Rom you want, Nintendo is freaking out because a large part of their brand value And revenue comes from incessant 5 dollar a pop VC games on their flagship systems.
Buying a mini will probably deter a good number of people from making these sorts of nostalgic purchases.
It sucks, but Nintendo is both greedy and lazy.
Buying a mini will probably deter a good number of people from making these sorts of nostalgic purchases.
It sucks, but Nintendo is both greedy and lazy.
thesurfshop19
Member
LOL. I'm a lifelong Nintendo fan but this rings true to me.
Scalpers win again.
Lupin the Third
Member
What I have heard today is that Nintendo will no longer offer units to distribution (which serves smaller retailers in NA) going forward, and future units will only be offered to a handful of their top retail partners. So my guess is, based on that concrete info, they are probably still making them, just throttling who is getting them.
NOLA_Gaffer
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Vampirolol
Member
I don't know man, when they showed it, it seemed clear to me that this thing was going to be made just for christmas holydays.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I can't believe I just walked into a store and bought one back in December. I've otherwise never seen them on store shelves.
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
people keep saying there's going to be snes classic but i don't see that happening. the only reason this thing even exists probably has to do with the fact the wii u wasn't selling and they weren't going to push more wii u hardware this holiday before the switch launch.
nintendo is back to selling you vc games individually.
nintendo is back to selling you vc games individually.
Did they ever do it? I don't know anything about Amiibo :-3
I guess there's no way to get stats but this is incredibly shortsighted if their reasoning is people are putting custom firmware on it. I'd bet the teeth out of my fucking skull that outside of these forums for core folks, the majority of the nostalgia demo wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground when it came to flashing this thing. As someone who works with the general public, the majority of these cretins are doing well enough to just make it through a day without shitting their pants.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Aren't you part of CanadaGAF? You lucky bastard. I totally would've impulse-bought one for Christmas but the stock issues and looming Switch release have shot my interest. Never, ever seen one in any stores here. Pretty bummed about it.
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